At 3:00 p.m. on January 27, Jakob Herrmann reached the highest of Radstadt, his residence ski resort in Austria, for the thirty seventh consecutive time. In simply 24 hours, Herrmann had climbed 24,242 vertical meters (79,534 toes) — setting a brand new world file for vertical climbing.
The 36-year-old Dynafit athlete began within the wee hours of the morning on January 26 and started relentlessly charging uphill repeatedly. His aim was to surpass Kilian Jornet‘s 2019 world file of 23,486 vertical meters (77,053 toes).
“It has all the time been a dream of mine to be on touring skis for twenty-four hours straight and see what number of vertical meters I can obtain,” Herrmann mentioned in a press launch on the achievement. “I simply wished to know what limits one can attain and the way far past you possibly can go. I’ve a fantastic help workforce round me, and I like merely snowboarding for hours.”
2.74 Mt. Everests in 24 Hours: World File Vertical Climbed
Herrmann is an Austrian native, born in Vienna. He has had a adorned profession with wins in skimo races from Austria, Germany, France, and Italy. He’s competed twice with the earlier file holder, Kilian Jornet, within the Pierra Menta ski touring race — sometimes called the Tour de France of skimo. He’s been part of the Dynafit workforce since 2019.
This was the third time the 2 endurance skiers went face to face, although this time round it wasn’t an precise race. In 2019, Jornet shook the skimo world together with his insane file of 23,486 vertical meters in 24 hours. That file towered over everybody for five years till Herrmann set his sights on it this yr.
When Herrmann launched into this venture, he set his vertical goal at 24,000 m (78,740 toes) — 514 m (1,686 toes) past the place Jornet stopped.
Radstadt had curated a particular ascent observe for Herrmann that was 2.5 km lengthy and 710 vertical meters (2,329 toes). He climbed via the darkish, previous dawn, and properly into the afternoon. He took solely brief breaks to snack on rice, potatoes, isotonic drinks, gels, bars, and do-it-yourself banana bread. Alongside the best way, his family and friends supported him, bringing water, providing sustenance, and cheering him on.
When he lastly known as it quits, Herrmann had racked up a mind-boggling whole of 24,242 vertical meters (79,534 toes). He’d not solely met his aim but additionally surpassed it. He’d climbed the equal of two.74 Mt. Everests (sea stage to summit) in a single day.
Kilian Jornet mentioned he was blissful for Herrmann and congratulated him on the accomplishment.
“I’ve a fantastic help workforce round me, and I like merely snowboarding for hours,” Herrmann mentioned. “Probably the most difficult half was snowboarding in a single day with 14 nighttimes. Now I’m overjoyed and proud that I made it.”
The Gear Herrmann Used
